Thursday, February 5, 2009

Tribute to "The Joker"

I saw "The Dark Knight" last night (again).... and I was mesmerised by Heath Ledger's spell-binding portrayal of "The Joker" (again). I cannot analyze or describe his performance... all i can say is that he truly deserves the Golden Globe Award he got and Oscar award which he is definitely going to get. I have seen Jack Nicholson's 'Joker' and I can honestly say that it was nothing compared to Heath Ledger's Joker.
Also, I think the dialogue-writers of that movie deserve a big round of applause for giving The Joker, the best dialogues in the movie and for giving us, some of the best quotable quotes of the year! Here are some of my favourite quotes from the movie, courtesy of Imdb.... (these are all Joker's quotes, by the way)

*Why so serious?
*I've learned that if you're good at something... never do it for free!
*Wanna know how i got these scars?
*I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you.... stranger!
*Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen! We are tonight's entertainment!
*Ha Ha He He Hu Hu..... and I thought my jokes were bad!
*This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object!
*(to Batman) I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever!
*You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!
*Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the... little emotions. In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?
*See, I'm a man of simple tastes. I like dynamite, and gunpowder... and gasoline!
*I'm a man of my word!
*Tonight you're all gonna be part of a social experiment.
*See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.
*Never start with the head, the victim gets all.... fuzzy.
*How about a magic trick? I'm gonna make this pencil disappear....... TA-DA!!!
*You know the thing about chaos? It's fair.
*I know why you choose to have your little... "Group therapy sessions" in broad daylight. I know why you're afraid to go out at night. The Batman!
*You and your kind, all you care about is money. This city deserves a better class of criminal. And I'm gonna give it to them!
*Now, our operation is small, but there's a lot of potential for "aggressive" expansion.
*You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it. You know, I just... do things.
*Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos.
*Let's put a smile on that face!

i'm sure there are more.... Looks like I'm gonna have to watch the movie again.... :-)

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